Watkins, Charles
A Treatise on Copyholds. Two VolumesFirst edition of one of Watkin's two main works, praised by Holdsworth ("learned works") and treating of copyhold, the medieval unfree tenure which evolved into near-freehold and under which much of England's lands were held, surviving until 1925. Contemporary calf, rebacked, a bit rubbed and a little foxing, but generally quite a clean, superior and well-printed set. [I] Printed for R. Pheney [etc.] [II] Printed for J. Butterworth, London, 1797-99.
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